The Zarya Lugansk Sentinel
Match18 Sep 2027
The wait goes on for Zarya Lugansk
5 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Match18 Sep 2027
The goals have deserted Zarya Lugansk
5 matches, no goals, and a training ground that has tried everything. It will end — droughts always do — but nobody at Zarya Lugansk can tell you which week it ends in.
Squad20 Sep 2027
A falling-out at Zarya Lugansk
Mariusz Kurasiński and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Transfer targets20 Sep 2027
Door shut on Evgeny Pshennikov
Zarya Lugansk asked and Volga said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market20 Sep 2027
Zarya Lugansk promote Andrey Berezhnoy from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Andrey Berezhnoy has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market20 Sep 2027
Denis Preobrazhensky steps up from the Zarya Lugansk academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Denis Preobrazhensky has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market20 Sep 2027
One of our own: Leonid Mukhin joins the Zarya Lugansk first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Leonid Mukhin is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market20 Sep 2027
One of our own: Danila Krylov joins the Zarya Lugansk first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Danila Krylov is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Match18 Sep 2027
Nart take the points off Zarya Lugansk
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
In brief
- The dugout Peng Haochen gets it from the manager
- Player ratings Vlad Lermontov was unplayable
- The dugout The view from the dugout